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FDIC certificate 28366 · Hyannis, MA

What happened to Sentry Federal Savings Bank?

Sentry Federal Savings Bank in Hyannis, MA (earlier called Sentry Savings, FA) failed, and Sentry Savings Bank, F.S.B. of Hyannis, MA took it over on Sep 21, 1990. After 5 more changes of hands, what was Sentry Federal Savings Bank is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, NC).

1925
opened
1990
failed
2
names it used
6
steps to today's bank

The chain, step by step

From the day it opened to the bank at the end of the chain today. Each step is one entry in the FDIC's record.

  1. 1925
    Sentry Savings, FA opens in Hyannis, MA
  2. Mar 31, 1985
    renamed Sentry Federal Savings Bank
  3. Sep 21, 1990
    FAILEDSentry Federal Savings Bank failed, and Sentry Savings Bank, F.S.B. of Hyannis, MA took it over.FDIC certificate 28366 ends; its business continues under certificate 33200.
  4. Jul 26, 1991
    RESOLVEDSentry Savings Bank, F.S.B. of Hyannis, MA was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to New Bedford Institution for Savings of New Bedford, MA.FDIC certificate 33200 ends; its business continues under certificate 23628.
  5. Jan 27, 1995
    MERGEDNew Bedford Institution for Savings of New Bedford, MA merged into Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, National Association of Boston, MA.FDIC certificate 23628 ends; its business continues under certificate 26305.
  6. Apr 1, 1996
    MERGEDFleet Bank of Massachusetts, National Association of Boston, MA merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 26305 ends; its business continues under certificate 2499.
  7. Mar 1, 2000
    MERGEDFleet National Bank of Providence, RI merged into BankBoston, National Association of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 2499 ends; its business continues under certificate 2558.
  8. Jun 13, 2005
    MERGEDBankBoston, National Association (by then renamed Fleet National Bank) of Providence, RI merged into Bank of America, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2558 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
  9. Today
    OPEN
    Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026

    Every Bank of America, National Association office →   Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com

If you still have something from Sentry Federal Savings Bank

A lien that was never released

Sentry Federal Savings Bank failed on Sep 21, 1990, handled by the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency that closed failed savings institutions from 1989 to 1995. The FDIC's lien-release page covers failed banks and savings and loans placed in FDIC receivership; it does not say how releases work for resolutions this old.

Call FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 (8am–4pm Central, weekdays) and ask whether the FDIC holds this institution's receivership. Ask Bank of America, National Association as well: the chain above leads there. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.

An old account, passbook or CD

When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Sentry Savings Bank, F.S.B.). Start with Bank of America, National Association, and ask them to search under the name Sentry Federal Savings Bank.

This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.

A safe deposit box

The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask Bank of America, National Association. A box abandoned for years may have been turned over to the state's unclaimed-property program.

Box contents are not covered by FDIC insurance.

Not sure this is your bank?

Many banks shared a name. Match the city and the years above against your paperwork, or search again with the town.

Credit unions were never FDIC-insured and are not in this record; the NCUA credit union lookup covers those. Banks that closed before about 1970 are not in the FDIC's list either.

One caution: banks also sell single branches. If the office you used was sold to a different bank along the way, the account went with the branch, not with this chain.

This page is drawn from FDIC records and federal guidance. It is not legal advice, and BankBranches is not a bank or a government office. More detail: lien releases · old passbooks and CDs · safe deposit boxes · unclaimed money.

Where the guidance comes from ▾

Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. The FDIC's list covers banks that ended in about 1970 or later. Look up certificate 28366 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.